2008 November 11

BUTTONWILLOW TEST (2nd time)

Practice day.
Today is the official practice day and even though we are far from Japan with different tools and equipement and limited spare parts there was still some worry in everyones minds. Still we are here to give it our best and bring results.
Since the car has been finished and the car is not a complete major design change but still a lot has been done to extract the best from the Subaru platform. The ECU settings, highly defined chassis with a balanced spring rates all round with each little adjustments to help cut more time off the clock.
Starting from 1min 47seconds we worked it down to 1min 45.451 seconds. So far both times are showing the best times in our category which adds another boost to the teams spirit. During the tests that were conducted with the new spec Hankook Tires the decision was made to go with Hankook as it proved to be a good compound for our car. The team worked in the pits smoothly and everything went like clockwork. So the results of todays 1min 45:451 seconds was satisfactory.
After practice in with more preperation was made with the oil and plug changes after the day spent on the track.
At night dinner was served at "Sushi Kato" restuarant.
There was a lot to talk about with preperations, strategies and old stories from the past.
So with the game plan in affect the targets are..
1. Clock the fastest Impreza time
2. Overall Winner
3. To set a new record